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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-4590S on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-4590S is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 1253 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-4590S.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 8% better in Starfield than Core i5-4590S - 57 vs 53 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4590S - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4590S
- Up to 69% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $42.89 vs $140.0
- Up to 67% better value when playing Starfield than Core i5-8400 - $0.81 vs $2.46 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
57
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.46/FPS
32.926829268292686%
Price, $
$140
30%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Updated 349954 minutes ago
Core i5-4590S
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
53
92.98245614035088%
Value, $/FPS
$0.81/FPS
100%
Price, $
$42.89
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core I5-4590S I5 4590S 3.0 GHz Used Quad-Core CPU Processor 6M 65W LGA 1150
Buy for $42.89 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349954 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i5-4590S
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-4590S
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Single-Core
1084
80.11825572801182%
Multi-Core
2951
62.1524852569503%
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Core i5-4590S |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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